Emily%27s Diary - Chapter 1 | 2025-2027 |

I ate lunch in the art room. Mr. Chen leaves the door unlocked. I drew a tree that looked like a lung. It felt right.

I told myself not to stare. I stared anyway. emily%27s diary - chapter 1

Then, on the bus ride home, I saw him. The boy from the diner last spring. The one with the blue hoodie and the eyes that look like they’ve seen a war. I didn't know he went to our school. He wasn't in any of my classes before. He sat three rows ahead. He was reading a book with no title on the cover. I ate lunch in the art room